The Government delegate in Galicia, Pedro Blanco, highlighted today the joint commitment that the Government and the City of Lugo carry out in the conservation and protection of the heritage of this city, which allows to promote a more cultural tourism. The delegate visited together with the mayor of Lugo, Lara Méndez, and the subdelegate in the province, Isabel Rodríguez, the recovery works of the Roman sewer in the neighborhood of Carme and the works of humanization of the environment, which cofinances the Ministry of Finance and Public Function through the EDUSI program.
Previously, Pedro Blanco paid a visit to the Consistorial House of the City of Lugo where he signed the golden book. The delegate pointed out that the Government invested “200 million euros to promote the modernization of 43 tourist destinations in Galicia, benefiting one in two Galician municipalities”, including Lugo. This new tourism model is based on sustainability, digitalization and added value. The delegate valued this tourist model “of quality and competitive, not linked to a specific season and that generate wealth at the local level”.
In addition, the Recovery Plan includes an investment of 2 million euros to transform the former Luz de Lugo factory into an enogastronomy center, a project that will promote dynamization and development in the area.
The government delegate pointed out that Lugo, with the help of its mayor, “is a pioneer in the development of these policies” and that the government will continue to bet on the acceleration of this change.
Recovery works of the Roman sewer of the Carme district
The Roman sewer of the Carme neighborhood is an infrastructure with about 1,700 years of age and discovery in 1994. The city of Lugo boosts its recovery with a budget of 398,724 euros, under the EDUSI Muramiñae strategy, cofinanced by the Ministry of Finance and Public Function with FEDER funds.
The project thus has three basic objectives: to carry out restoration conservation work that will allow to preserve for future generations this part of the rich archaeological heritage of Roman times that houses the city of Lugo; adaptation of the space to make it visitable and accessible, respecting the environment and the listed building where it is located; and, finally, the integration of the museological discourse with the other archaeological remains and museum facilities visitable in Lugo as part of a single discourse of the life of the Rome city